Invictus

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Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman as the former South Africa President Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South Africa team captain. This film does not lack former Oscar winners and has already been recognised as a “front runner” for several Academy Awards.

     Invictus is based on John Carlin’s book ‘Playing the Enemy’ and explores the work of Mandela after his release from prison, election as president  of a racially and economically divided South Africa and his belief that he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport.

   The movie documents the 1995 Rugby World Cup- one of the greatest moments in South Africa's sporting history and a watershed moment in the post-Apartheid nation-building process.

Invictus is due for release on December 11, 2009.